OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – For anyone else, six medals would’ve been a marvelous way to exit the Olympic stage.
Not so for Michael Phelps.
When he looks back to the London Olympics, they sound like a total failure.
“I wasn’t happy doing what I was doing,” Phelps said Saturday. “I sure as hell wasn’t training. We all saw that. I tried to fake it pretty much.”
Phelps is all in this time, for what is essentially a do-over of his farewell to competitive swimming. The Rio Olympics are the ultimate goal, but first he must get by a meet that might be even more nerve-racking.